Archived News

13/05/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Agricultural commodity advisory firm Glenauk Economics forecasts global palm oil output to remain high in May, supported by a seasonal recovery given the end of the monsoon season, which is expected to minimise rainfall disruptions in the second quarter.

13/05/2025 (The Edge Malaysia) - CRUDE palm oil (CPO) exporter Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd (PIL) expects the discount of palm oil to soybean oil to persist for the next six to 12 months, due to tight soybean oil supply from the US and South America and a gradual rise in palm oil production.

13/05/2025 (Business Today) - Hong Leong Investment Bank Bhd (HLIB) has maintained its NEUTRAL stance on the plantation sector, expecting a mixed set of results for the first quarter of 2025.

12/05/2025 (New Straits Time) - The European Union will by June 30 unveil the much anticipated "country benchmarking system" under the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

13/05/2025 (ChemAnalyst) - Kenya is turning to Malaysia’s well-established palm oil industry model in a bid to reform its own sector, focusing on improvements in logistics, supply chain efficiency, and supportive policy frameworks. The move follows a recent round table meeting in Nairobi between Malaysian Plantation and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani and 15 key representatives from Kenya’s oils and fats industry.

12/05/2025 (Antara), Jakarta - The Ombudsman of Indonesia emphasized the importance of the government establishing a National Palm Oil Agency to improve governance of the palm oil industry and address related issues in a comprehensive and effective manner.

11/05/2025 (Business Today) - The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its implications for Malaysian palm oil have sparked significant debate. Rather than taking sides on the issue, it is more productive to examine it through the lens of standard-setting. Malaysia has a long history of developing its own sustainability standards for palm oil, and incorporating some of these innovative approaches into the EUDR could pave the way for a collaborative and mutually beneficial implementation strategy.

13/05/2025 (Biodiesel Magazine) - The USDA reduced its estimate for 2024-’25 soybean use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released May 12. The agency, however, expects soybean oil use in biofuel to increase during the 2025-’26 marketing year.

08/05/2025 (Borneo Post), Kota Kinabalu - The BIMP-EAGA Business Council (BEBC), Sabah Chapter on Thursday announced a landmark initiative programme to enhance the quality monitoring of crude palm oil (CPO) through strategic collaborations with Allyssa Certification, MIMOS Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).

08/05/2025 (New Straits Times), Kuala Lumpur - Kenyan industry players are turning to Malaysia's palm oil model for guidance on logistics, supply chain efficiency and supportive policy frameworks.

08/05/2025 (Indonesian Business Post) - The East Kutai Regency Administration is taking proactive steps to harness renewable energy by converting palm oil waste into biogas to fuel power generation − an initiative aimed at bringing electricity to remote villages.

08/05/2025 (The Edge Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur - Despite a strong start to 2025, SD Guthrie Bhd’s (KL:SDG) earnings growth could moderate in the coming quarters, analysts said, flagging softer palm oil prices and downstream demand pressure.